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Online learning a godsend

As a grandparent guardian, this holiday season I am thankful for virtual learning and how it has helped my child succeed. Our grandson is an active 10-year-old Boy Scout who participates in a bowling league and, as he says, “has one true friend.” That’s because he has Asperger syndrome, or high-functioning autism.

He is extremely bright, has a 95 percent average overall in all his classes and loves school. He attends South Carolina Connections Academy, a virtual public charter school that was recommended by his therapist, and it has been perfect for him. He was being bullied at school, had trouble with transitions, and after many discussions with administrators we were at our wits’ end.

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New Berkeley County high school program offers college credit

The new school recently received a grant of nearly $53,000 from the S.C. Department of Education to help students at risk of dropping out of school.

The grant will pay for four wireless virtual learning portals and a laptop loaner program that provides broadband access for students who do not have Internet access at home.

“The Berkeley County Middle College was selected for a grant because this concept is an evidence-based model that has proven to be very effective on a national level in helping to move at-risk students forward in their educational careers,” said John Lane, administrator for the grant program at the S.C. Department of Education. “This model has been proven to help provide a seamless transition to college for underserved students, as it gives them the tools they need and prepares them for the rigors of college coursework.”

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Online learning a godsend

New Berkeley County high school program offers college credit

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